Blade Runner

[Anarky]

A couple of months ago, I first met Kid A. To cut a long story short: We talked about politics, movies, beer and music. As he left, I gave him a CD with music on it. Among those songs was an album by a german artist called Yok Quetschenpaua, who is basically a guy with an accordeon making punk music. And on this live album, Yok's talking about Blade Runner. And then he delivers the line "Quite an experience to live in fear, isn't it? That's what it is to be a slave". He does it in German. A couple of weeks later, Kid A shows up in my city again and we try to find a rental DVD of the movie, since we were so impressed by that one line. We didn't find it, despite almost throwing beer at people. I sooner or later got the book, the comic book and read stuff on various pages. He got the Soundtrack, the comic book and still, we both hadn't seen the movie. Yesterday, finally! I have seen that movie.

I am very, very impressed. It's somewhere up there in my Top 20. It's so awesome.

In 2019, there's a market for clones with artificial brains. And the newest generation is really well done, they can only be found out by applying a Voight-Kampff test and then asking over 100 questions that provoke an emotional response. Replicants aren't allowed on earth, yet some of them made it here. They want to see Mr. Tyrell, head of the Tyrell corporation, and he should increase their lifespan, which is limited to four years. Blade Runners are a special unit that hunt down Replicants on earth. They don't kill them, they "retire" them. Among them is Rick Deckard, our reluctant Blade Runner. He doesn't like his job, yet he does it to get the money to survive. And now Deckard has to find and retire the Replicants on earth, who are led by Roy Batty, military strategist and superhuman powerhouse, able to withstand a lot more than a regular human ever could.

The story's quite simple, but the movie is awesome. They reinvented L.A. for 2019 and it looks absolutely fantastic. The city shot up towards the sky and it's always raining. It's dark, gritty and filled with ads, screens and commercials. The feeling the movie gives you is unique. Sure, we all heard of Wastelands, but this is different. The soundtrack by Vangelis does its part as well to create this unique feeling. The actors, especially Rutger Hauer as Roy, do an awesome job. His facial expressions in the end let you really feel sorry for the guy who just tried to kill off our main hero, who's not a hero at all, only wearing boxer shorts and howling like a wolf.

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"It's too bad she won't live... but then again, who does?" - Gaff, Blade Runner.

[Cerpin Taxt]

Let me tell you about my mother...

Easily one of the best (if not the best) movies ever made. I have a coworker that can't fall asleep without falling asleep to it.

[Spitfire]

I like the Directors Cut alot but the orginial release was pure garbage....funny how much different the two are O_O It is a cool movie. Alota songs were written about it.

[Brodie]

Phillip K Dick is one messed up guy.

[Cerpin Taxt]

Phillip K Dick is one messed up guy.

If you're saying that without reading "A Scanner Darkly", then you have yet to know how truly messed up he was.

[Kid A]

Now I've seen it, too. It really is impressing. The melancholic soundtack suits the cyberpunk scenario so great and the general mood is so depressing. Like it should. I was fascinated especially by the last scene. "Time to die."

Quite an experience to finally watch your favourite movie, isn't it? That's what it is to get through an odyssey!

[Anarky]

Yeah, the soundtrack was really impressing. That plus the images of 2019's L.A. sort of gave me something like a culture-shock. It wasn't as strong as me moving out into the world, but it certainly went into that direction. The whole city gave me a feeling and I sorta wish that it existed somewhere, so that I can go and see it for myself.

And quite an experience, indeed. :D

[Cerpin Taxt]

Too bad PKD never got to see the final product.

[Duke]

I like the Directors Cut alot but the orginial release was pure garbage....funny how much different the two are O_O It is a cool movie. Alota songs were written about it.
I've only seen the Directors Cut, what was so different about the theatrical release?

[愛]

Voltron and I saw this movie a while back. It was more funny than entertaining. Well, I guess humor is a form of entertainment. :D

[Cerpin Taxt]

I've only seen the Directors Cut, what was so different about the theatrical release?

The theatrical release had an extra scene where Deckard and whatsherface run off and are all happy. In other words, it was super gay.

It also had narrations which were out of place.

[Turtledude2k3]

ah Blade runner, Harrison ford was pretty good in this movie.

When I first saw this movie, I was bored of it but then many years later, I watch it again and I feel in love with it. This movie is veyr complex and youw ill have to watch it many times to understand the whole thing.

There was a sequal to this but it's only in book form. What was the title called again? i read it in high school and enjoyed it.

They also did a pc game based off of it and I remmber watching the trailer for it. If I find a copy of the director's cut or whatever version they have, I will buy it.

my dad has a copy of it on laserdisc.

[Kid A]

I once played the game ages ago! I remember it was really great and had a cool atmosphere and gameplay and different endings. Now I have to get the game again!! Ebay I'm coming!